[Hummingbird Bars -- these are delicious! Bananas, pineapples, cherries, cinnamon! Recipe inside]

I want to try this recipe. What does the bar pan look like? Do you cut up a cake into 48 pieces or is it like a cupcake pan, already sized?

[Any recommendations for some good arch support inserts for teenage ds?]

Dr. Scholl's has arch support inserts at WalMart's. Also, many have a machine for you to stand on a platform & input your weight & gender & it evaluates your arch & makes a recommendation.

[Today is my 41st birthday. A year ago I posted here about barely making it through...]

Happy Birthday, Kari.

[Remedy for dry mouth?]

Biotene mouth wash is made to relieve dry mouth. My dentist gave me a free sample.

[X-post: Not to be a pest, but... FREE re-run this weekend of Fundamentals of Digital Photography]

Thanks for posting this. I'd like to take an online photography class.

CAgirl

Ginger

[Drawing into the Heart of Reading question]

You can read & do activities for 5 books one year & 5 books the next year, or do it all 10 one year, or repeat the guide over two years with easier books first & harder books second year. I have not used it but bought a guide to research it previously.

[What is the most fabulous vegetarian meal recipe?]

If you shop at Costco, I have a few suggestions that are vegetarian:

1. Epicurean Specialty's Gourmet Bean Blend (beans, peas, & lentils) has a delicious vegetarian chili on the side label, my family asks for seconds & leftovers.

2. vegetarian burgers & buns found in the freezer section

3. breakfast for dinner: quiche with fruit salad & muffins. or make an egg casserole layered with peppers & cheese.

4. many Indian foods they have started carrying are vegetarian.

5. eggplant parmesan

Please let us know what you serve.

homeschool mom

[Just a picture share :) (SIL's wedding)]

You look like a happy family, very nice photos!

Ginger

[DH was in ER, he will have surgery today, good thoughts please]

I'm sorry he experienced so much pain. Recovery from surgery can take time. I was there two years ago with a cholecystectomy. Praying for his recovery & your family.:grouphug:

Ginger

[rolling backpack, advice wanted]

My son needs a rolling backpack to replace his regular backpack, which is now too small. He will use the rolling backpack for junior & senior high, if that matters. Do you have any suggestions for a great brand? Anything to avoid or features to look for when I shop for this? :bigear:

Ginger

(We are former homeschoolers)

[Looking for a read-aloud about gardening...]

Usborne has a program called "10 weeks on an apple farm" that may have a few books.

Ginger

homeschool mom

[Cheapest casual use and emergency cell I have found so far]

Thanks! We are thinking of switching.:bigear:

[Christmas crafting question - which would you prefer?]

I would prefer a solid color potholder. I would use it more often.:)

[Erasable Pens]

The link did not lead to amazon! I recently bought erasable pens, also.

[Has a consensus been reached regarding pencil sharpeners?]

I have given up on the plastic ones--the kind where half of the sharpener is metal & the other half is plastic. They break fast.

I asked at Dick Blick Art Supplies & was told the German made ones are good; they had a few brands that the sharpener was all metal. Staedler Mars comes to mind.

[A visitation/funeral WWYD?]

I agree with OrganicAnn. Often family attends everything, but steps out for a few hours to take a break or grab a bite to eat. He should be able to go coach the game and spend enough time paying his respects.

[What do you use for Physics?]

We liked "The New Way Things Work" book and kit by David Macauley.

["Travel" through the US...some sort of state study? Does this exist?]

Snapshots Across America game by Tolicor. the vacation fantasy game.

This is not a study, but looks fun. maybe a supplement.

 

homeschool mom

[American Historical Fiction]

Beautiful Feet Books (bfbooks) has a new literature/history study, I believe for this time period.

[Happy Birthday WendyK!]

Happy Birthday!:grouphug:

 

 

homeschool mom

[Beautiful Feet Geography Maps]

I attempted BF Geography a couple years ago with my son (about 8 yo at the time). He was too young to do much of the notebook or maps.

They were a nice size, but we did not put them on display. They were a light tan color & maybe had brown lines. You add colored pencil & fill in the names.

I think you could print something similar. Decide if you want to keep it in a notebook or frame it on a wall; & print that size. I remember two of the maps being similar in states they covered, one was vertical & the other horizontal. There are four & they each show a few states, not all 50.

[Anyone ever made sunscreen?]

I have never heard of this before, but I'd like to try it. So many cosmetics can be homemade, probably this can, too.

[Summer Bible Study for 6th Grader?]

Christian Light has summer Bible studies that come to mind. They start at K and go through 12. The Bible is covered over 12 years!

I'm sure there are some six week studies, if I were at a Christian book store I would give you some more titles, but I can't right now.

homeschool mom

[Seems like so many need prayer--can you add one more?]

I'm praying for his best outcome. :grouphug:

[There's a new man in my life. (Baby News and Pics)]

My son had alot of hair, too. He brings back memories... Congrats, mom.;)